Adding comfort to hotel rooms and cruise cabins
Here are some helpful tips for hotel rooms and cruise cabins Bring slippers or socks for the room. Hotel room...
Begpackers, an undesirable tourist plague
The word begpacker is a combination of begging and backpacker. It’s when people go to other countries and expect to...
Travel food: Specialty food on Kangaroo Island, Australia – the best ice cream I've ever had
Clifford’s Honey Farm on Kangaroo Island has the last genetically pure population of the Ligurian honey bees anywhere in the...
1 day, 2 castles, 3 steep climbs, 1 giant blister and 1 single-serving friend (King Ludwig’s Castles; Germany)
Fussen I went to Fussen for one day to see the two castles there: Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein. Fussen is a...
Don’t go to China without a VPN (unless you don’t want the outside world to find you; or see the outside world)
In China, you can’t get access to the websites most of us use on a daily basis. Things like Facebook,...
More critters from Yosemite/Sequoia area
A previous post covered some of the larger animals in the Yosemite/Sequoia/King’s Canyon Natoall Parks areas. There are also many varieties...
Swimming with living sparkles (Puerto Rico)
Puerto Rico has a few bays that have bio-luminescent dinoflagellates in them (they often just refer to these as “biobays”...
Prague’s Old Town Astronomical Clock
The Astronomical Clock, or Orloj as it’s called there, is a popular attraction in the Old Town of Prague. Every...
Travel tips: experiencing the culture
Here are some things I learned along the way that make travel easier and more fulfilling. Fitting in and experiencing...
Ourika Valley’s beauty (Morocco)
Outside of Marrakech is a great attraction — the Ourika Valley with many waterfalls. Many trips are available (on TripAdvisor,...
